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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1915.

1918

Indian

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THE AVRE SECTOR.

31. ENEMY DIVISIONS. IDENTIFIED.

THE IMPORTANCE OF LASSIGNY.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, Aug, 12,

A wireless German official message: states:-

We repulsed violent attacks north- ward of the Somme and between the. Sonata di Libons,

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The enemy advanced boyand Lahens, but FRIT counter-attack brew in back to the" portle bastern edge of the village.

We tuck Halla.

We shot down 518 aeroplanes

Loxes, Aug. 12)

8.50 pan. Beuter learns from the battle front that 150 guns laye been cuptured.

It is understood that the French this morning resumed their atteck} on the southern sector, where the during July of which 29' are in our great centre of interest is the | possession. We lost 120 muchinos. LAssigny Massif, its the situation, depends upon its possession. Th! fenemy's reaction with Fresh Divi- sions was particularly heavy before Hoye

Thirty-one enemy Divisions have

FURTHER PUSH PROBABLE.

A PAUSE IN THE BATTLE.

LONDON, Aug. 12.

far been identified, including] "Beater's Correspondent at French eight of Prince Rupprecht's reserves, Heulquarters, telegraphing this wifle General von Marwitz's eight Patterncon,' says;ping Divisions in line at the commence- The period of arrest in the develop nent of the battle have been prugnent of the battie continues. tically overrun..

Prisoners have been captured from all outs of these eight Divisions.

THE FIGHT FOR LASSIGNY

MASSIF

The Allies to day captured Gury.

This morning some villages behind our front were heavily, bombarded by the enemy, who is hoping to dist Perse our top concentrations during the pause, while we are gatheriu strength.

A further push on the new

A violent battle is „nging from | is probable.

|Bruy to Viller-les-Roye, where the General von" Hatier's army with | Gormats are vigorously reacting.its left resting on the Thiescourt

The German reserves consist at Massif and the Oise at Noson i Ipresent of 20 Divisions. It is ascer-sufficiently well-placed for the deferi- tained that one Austrian Division is sive except for the threat of a further on the Western Front, but it has dance by the British on the Inot yet been in action.)

N Aneus-Bore rond, The Allies at The Allies have practieully reuched | Andechy are only four miles away the crest of the Lussigny Massif und from Rove, which is already under are fiting into the enemy from the the fire of Allied guns.

ren.

The fall of the assif is ex-

pected to-night.

2.This plateau is eight miles square.

The hemy's position on this pa

of the line is anything but solid.

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The Frest is heavily wooded and its STIFF FIGHTING ON THE SOMME

pture should be followed by im portant developments,

FRENCH CAPTURE GURY.

ASWELLING OF ENEMY "REINFORCEMENTS.

LONDON, Aug. 12. Benter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this

"ENEMY ATTACKS. REPELLED. [ewhing, saya — 2

Lesnos, Aug. B.

12,35 ..

A French youniqué states - Between the Avre and the Oise we captured the village of Gury and progressed north of Roye-sur-Matz ind north of Chevincont

Chi Alo Yasle, we polled two counter-attacks against our positions on the north Bank in the region of

Finck

AMERICANS INFLICT SEVERE LOSSES."

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*Stiff fighting was in progress to- day, the ma, feature of which was the greatly increased enemy artillery Aring and machine-gunning, proving. the rapid swelling of reinforcements.

Our long-range 10-pounders have: some-bridges on the Somine under a steady fire, so the chems communication must be difficult and sometimes deadly. In the neighbourhood of Hallu, ground was retaken by a emunter-attack after we had been forced to fall back from there.

GERMAN GENERAL MOURNFUL,"

Losos, "Aug. 13, BRITISH SUCCESS BODES NO-

2.50 Lt.

GOOD

An Americno comuniqué states We repulsed attacks in the vicinity of Fismes?

The enemy losses were severe.

FIGHTING ROUND BOYE

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12. Writing in the Berliner Tugeblatt Geuenil von Ardenne says: That the British success between the Aucre and the Avre bodes no good for the future of the German de fence must be admitted. The loses of ground, guns and prisoners ures BRITISH REPULSE, ATTACKS. especially put as the Germom

High Commund in particularly ar=" Loxboy, Aug. 18,xious now to economise its forces.

12.15 p.m.

The Military eritic of the Mittags : Zeitung prepares

the public for is - Figld-Marshal Biz, Douglas Huig

further retreat.

reports

We further improved our position to the birth of the Roverroud and

to the north haut of the Somme, capturing additional prisoners,

We repulsed a local attack in the neighbourhood, of Fought.

Our patrohi took few priso

to the south of the Scarpe und in the neighbourhood of Vielix Berquin,

We repulsed an attack in the Mer Eris sector after sharp fighting.

GERMAN FOREIGN SECRETARY GOES TO HEADQUARTERS.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12.

A message fron Berlin says, the Foreign Secretary

Hintze, in genes quarters to confer with callor

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